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The conclusions that I have come to regarding this case were reached by careful study. I will no more go into vivid detail about the whys and wherefores and hows of how I came to these conclusions than I would go into detail about items on a psychological assessment. My assumptions are made...

I made the same assumptions of the dates from the same reference you found, but when I began to back trace it and actually look for the original sources I only found a reference to the Bronx killing in the Bridgeport newspaper that was in October. I cannot find a reference at all for the Jones...

Firstly, could someone please verify the correct spelling of Ms. Gilbert's first name? I have seen it spelled at least 4 different ways and am unsure of the actual correct spelling. I don't want to appear in any way disrespectful of Ms. Gilbert by not spelling her name correctly, so if anyone...

If in fact the body were purposefully displayed, that is even further evidence towards disorganization and probable psychosis as opposed to organized. In my opinion, however, I just don't think that Ms. Taylor's remains were put where they were to be purposefully put on display, I think that...

I have found one solid reference to the torso found in the Bronx, but it was in October, not November. October 21, 1964. There was a small article about it in The Bridgeport Telegram newspaper, Thurs. Oct. 22, 1964. I still have not found anything on the torso found in Jones Beach Park around...

It is my belief that the offenders related to the LISK case are more bound by psychosis than by narcissism. I believe that the evidence presented has shown that there are (at least) two killers [with the added disqualifier that there is always the possibility still that it is one offender who...

In researching the LISK case, I have ran across reference to two murders that I would like to find more info on but am having trouble finding anything. These murders took place in late 1964 (November), one torso (female) was found in Jones Beach Park, the other torso (also female) was found in...

We could go round and round arguing semantics on what is a psychopath, what is a sociopath, what are our personal views on each, what are the philosophical tenets involved in morality and morality as applied to psychopathology,etc., etc., none of which actually have bearing on this case. I...

I used the word obviously because thats what I meant, obviously, as in apparently, plainly, etcetera. A person who is knowledgeable about sociopathy and morality as a philosophical construct would not have to have that explained. The argument you are giving has no basis in logic.

Firstly, what Samantha Spade is referring to is the usage of a mental disorder as a defense, which sociopaths and psychopaths as serial killers attempt to do all the time. Secondly, "insanity" is not a psychiatric or psychological term, it is a legal one. Thirdly, actual overlap in personality...

Morality as a philosophical construct and theoretical premise entails that one takes into consideration the emotions of another person. As the sociopath does not see other people as people but as objects, this is a defunct argument. Sociopaths are amoral, meaning that they feel that morality...

Yes, ma'am, that is 100% correct.

I did not say all sociopaths are narcissists, I said all sociopaths are narcissistic, big difference.

I did not say that this is a correct typology, just that this is the way it is. These terms are often used interchangeably even by psychiatry and psychology professionals. If you have read what I have wrote you can see that I think they are all separate things. Also, you mention that...

It is my understanding that Ms. Taylor went directly to D.C. upon her release from Rikers. She was there for a while but things get cloudy when one tries to nail down a specific time table. From what I can gather, she was in D.C. until some time around the middle to last of June, when the...

I do not feel that I have enough information to properly discredit Vaknin's educational credentials, so I will not attempt to do that here. What I will say is that, like so many others, Vaknin (in his Malignant Self Love) book is essentially using NPD as an interchangeable word for sociopath...

In my reference to pathological narcissism, I am referring to narcissism in amounts that are beyond healthy which are promoting harm either to self or others. I agree with Vankin on this point. As I am of the opinion that some narcissism is present in just about everyone and can be quite...

Pathological narcissism, malignant narcissism, narcissism, narcissistic tendencies, as clinical terms these are all different from NPD, which, by the way, last time I heard, is going to be dropped from the new DSM next year. This doctor in the article you quoted is giving his opinion of what...

Having the ability to separate from feelings = stoic Not having feelings for anyone or anything except in direct relation to how they affect you = sociopath. We all have sociopathic tendencies and characteristics that can arise in certain situations, very few are actually true sociopaths...

As a psychology doctoral student with an avid interest in this very subject, I could go on for aeons about the psychopathology typology classification of sociopathic, psychopathic, and APD. However, I will try to make this short. There is no definitive separation in psychiatry or psychology in...